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Cheeseman, Jill; McDonough, Andrea; Ferguson, Sarah – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2014
This paper reports results of a design experiment regarding young children's concepts of mass measurement. The research built on an earlier study in which a framework of "growth points" in early mathematics learning and a related, task-based, one-to-one interview to assess children's understanding of the measurement of mass…
Descriptors: Young Children, Investigations, Mathematical Concepts, Learning Experience
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Lopez-Robertson, Julia – Language Arts, 2012
This teacher research study took place in a bilingual second-grade classroom in the southwestern United States. The study investigates the "cuentos" told during "platicas literarias"/literature discussions and explores how five young Latinas used their cuentos to communicate meaning through intertextual connections. These…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Hispanic American Students, Minority Group Students, Heritage Education
Pham, Cheryl Carangian – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this mixed methods phenomenological study was to explore the data-driven instructional decisions that elementary teachers make in literacy. Educators have moved towards a culture of being data-driven, and have declared data use in schools to be significant to school improvement and accountability (Marsh, Pane, & Hamilton, 2006).…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Interviews, Program Effectiveness